Staff & Board Members

Conservancy board members are elected from the community to oversee operations and management of the Greenway, lead nature conservation efforts, provide education and recreation opportunities, and partner with the community, environmental organizations, and government entities to ensure the best experience possible for visitors today and for generations to come.

Staff

Katherine Bravo Newton
Executive Director

Board of Directors

Bill Burhans
President

Bill King
Vice President

Valerie Runge
Treasurer

Barbara Richards
Recording Secretary

Howard Sacks

Becky Edmondson

Brett Byers

Trudy Holmes

Richard Ball

David Naff

Luanne Novak

Danny Haskin

Alejandro Ramirez

Kimberly Strobel

Tina Bryan

Advisory Board Members

Ralph Rieger, Past President, Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy

Bruce Krewinghaus, Past Board Chairman, Southwest Houston 2000; Past Board Member, Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy

Bill King, Past Board Member, Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy

Russell Schexnayder, Past Board Member, Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy

Cindy Chapman, Past Board Member, Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy

Hazel Potvin, Board Member, Houston Chapter, Native Prairies Association of Texas

Noreen Hoard, Master Naturalist; Retired Gardener, Hermann Park Conservancy

Jay Broadfoot, Board Member, Levitt Pavillion Houston

Edith Napoleon, President, Precinct 287 Civic Association

Mary Tysor, President, Willowbend Civic Association

Waymon Moore, Assistant Principal, Retired, Westbury High School

Adrin Biagas, Director of Land Acquisition, Houston Parks Board

Daniel Cohen, Community Representative, Harris County Precinct One

DiDi Chavis, Chief of Staff, City of Houston District K Councilmember’s Office

Mary Ann Beauchemin, Senior Naturalist, Houston Audubon Society

Mary Warwick, Executive Director, Texas Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

Megan Gotttselig, Forestry Manager, Harris County Flood Control District